The San Marino national football team represents San Marino in men's international association football competitions. The team is controlled by the San Marino Football Federation and represents the smallest population of any UEFA member. They are currently the lowest-ranked FIFA-affiliated national football team, having have only ever won one match since inception.
Marians Pahars is a Latvian professional football manager and a former player.
The Ethiopia national football team, nicknamed Walia, after the Walia ibex, represents Ethiopia in men's international football and is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ethiopia. The team has been representing Ethiopia in regional, continental, and international competitions since its founding in 1943. The Walias play their home games at Addis Ababa Stadium located in the capital city of Addis Ababa. They are currently ranked 150th in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings and 44th in CAF.
The Libya national football team represents Libya in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for FIFA World Cup but has qualified for editions of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1982, 2006, and 2012. In 1982, the team was both the host and runner-up. In the Arab Cup, Libya finished second in 1964 and 2012, and third in 1966. The team is affiliated with both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Burundi national football team,, nicknamed The Swallows, represents Burundi in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Burundi. The team has never qualified for the World Cup. Burundi previously did come very close to qualifying for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, losing only on penalties to Guinea in a playoff. However, in 2019, it qualified for the first time, and took part in the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Group B, but lost all its matches and left from the group stage without scoring a single goal.
The Niger national football team represents Niger in international football through the Nigerien Football Federation, a member of Confederation of African Football (CAF). Niger plays in the colors of the flag of Niger, white, green and orange. Their nickname comes from the Dama gazelle, native to Niger, the Hausa name of which is Meyna or Ménas The Dama appears on their badge in the colors of the national flag.
The Djibouti national football team, nicknamed the "Riverains de la Mer Rouge", is the national football team of Djibouti. It is controlled by the Djiboutian Football Federation and is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The Djibouti national football team's first win in a full FIFA-sanctioned international match was a 1–0 win vs. Somalia in the first round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Henri Patrick Mboma Dem is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fourth all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroon national team.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa. The qualification stage doubled as the qualification stage for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, with fifteen teams qualifying for the finals held in Angola.
Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently a free agent. Born in Germany, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
Wahbi Khazri is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, left winger or forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük and the Cape Verde national team.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was the qualifying process which decided the 31 teams that would join hosts Qatar, who received an automatic spot, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The South Sudan national football team represents South Sudan in international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan.
Getaneh Kebede Gebeto is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains Ethiopian Premier League club Fasil Kenema.
Ismaïla Sarr is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Senegal national team.
Moussa Djenepo is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a winger or left-back for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liège and the Mali national team.
Amanuel Gebremichael Aregwai is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ethiopian Premier League club Fasil Kenema and the Ethiopia national team.
Sakariya Abdi Hassan is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League club Hashtag United. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Somalia at international level.
Jama Boss is a Somali footballer who plays as a forward for New Zealand club Hamilton Wanderers and the Somalia national team. He has played in Australia and New Zealand.
